Prairie Jones raised her hand during a kindergarten ballet performance at Public School 257, which was named a magnet school of the performing arts in 2010, with a mission, under the federal magnet program, of diversification. Related ArticleCredit Dave Sanders for The New York Times

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Tony and Isabella Ruiz, with their younger brother, Leo, used a nearby school’s Wi-Fi to download homework assignments onto their smartphones. Their family, in McAllen, Tex., has no Internet access at home. Related ArticleCredit Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

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First, read the following paragraphs from a New York Times article. They appear in the wrong order. Then answer the questions: